Memorization Justification

I chose the 10 commandments for my memorization because they are the basics of the Christian faith. If I were to live in a world where the bible no longer existed I would want to be able to teach my children about Christian belief. Also the ten commandments are important because they are what our great nations laws are somewhat based off of. Another reason this would be important to me is because I think that if a person follows the ten commandments they will be able to be a better person.

Book Cover Analysis

Several themes and trends run throughout the book covers that were provided. One of which is color. It has a common color pallet of oranges and reds as well as yellows. With my limited knowledge of the book, I feel that these colors symbolize the burning of books as well as the tension and anger felt through the book. The color of the cover is important because it can set the tone for the book and its themes. Another reoccurring object is a man sometimes a firefighter, sometimes a man covered in burning paper. This bit confuses me a little; it brings up images of the perpetrator as well as the victim. From this I assume that the book is balanced in its view of each side, or that there is a character caught in the middle. One obvious trend is fire. With my basic knowledge I know that the books are burned whish is the obvious reason for those flames. Another more subtle trend was that the numbers 451 where by far the largest of all the text found on the book. Some more themes where the intimidation and futuristic feel the cover gave. Two covers stood out to me. One was the last one with the robot looking dog and man in an empty street. This made me think futuristic because of the implication of robots and the end of the world. The one that made me feel intimidation was the one with the words read and destroy across the cover. This was interesting to me because of the bluntness of it.

Dumpster Diving!

Eigher’s essay can be broken into three pats. The introduction, the body and the closing. Each of these serves a different purpose in the piece. In the introduction he discusses what dumpster diving is and how to do it safely and efficiently. He lets the reader in on what he takes and how to decide if it is worth it. This part serves to warm the reader up to the idea of dumpster diving and teach them that its not just for rats. The body is the indepth analysis, it is important here for the reader to have an open mind because this is where he talks about some of the downfalls of dumpster diving. Also he talks about the types of things one would find in a garbage can. The end talks about the different kinds of dumpsters and the different kinds of divers. This is important to the proecss analysis because it helps earn back respect for the people who dumpster dive, and the people who put there trash out.

HOW TO:

Shopping is very important to my livelyhood. Even though I am jobless I have found that without money you can still shop. When you do have money though, here are some ways to make sure you get your money’s worth.

First off, do your research. You should know your style better than anyone but to make sure you are current, look through magazines for outfits that you think fit your personality and also you think you can pull off.  Also, google your favorite celebrity icon and look through pictures of oufits they have worn. This is a good idea because celebrities have sylists pick out outfitts for them and by taking thier ideas you are basically getting free styling.

Now, once you are ready to go shopping make sure you are well prepared. Pare down your purse to money and water. Always bring water to hydrate yourself through all the walking, and the lighter purse to keep yourself from collapsing under any added weight of your purchases. Your clothes should also be picked strategically. The ideal outfitt would be a wrap dress, leggings, and tank top, and comfortable flats. This is ideal because of the easy changing factor and also your ability to get undressed in public to try something on at say a crazy sample sale.

Before you go you should have an idea of what your looking for. Once you get to the store study what is upfront. This will usually be the most expensive items as well as current colors and textures. Before grabbing anything, however, high tail it to the back of the store. This is where the best prices will be found. Now by picking from these will not only save you money but also time, becasue they are usually sorted by size so that you are able to look through what is available without searching for sizes. Now I would also caution  you to to beware of rash purchases. I myself have been victim to this problem. Just becaus it is 50% off does not mean that you should get it. Keep in mind what you have studied and make sure that any purchases fall under the umbrella of your prejudged needs. Good buys are always basic tank tops, plain shirts and classic casual jeans.

After tackling the sales rack move forward skipping the accessories (you will come back to these). Once you have what you want to try on get a fitting room and sort the clothes. sort them into potential outfits and try them on. Don’t be afriad to ask for a different size or opinion, the sales staff is there to help you and will almost always tell the truth and offer advice. Also. if you like thier style ask them about how they put thier outfitts together. Now once you have decided what you will be puchaseing, you will need to decid eif you need accessories. Accessories are meant to help your style not trash it. Usually minimalistic is the way to go. For casual events keep to one piece of jewlery and on more special occasions two or three are fine.

Woo! you are done go home and figure your new puchases into your existing clothing. By interchanging clothes you will help the longevity off your clothing.

UNhappy monday!

In her essay naps Barbra Holland raises many points that make her arfguement quite strong. She starts with an anecdote from her travel to France. She expeiernced first hand the role napping has on the culture. Following that she talks about heow all over the worl people nap regularly. Then she talks about how the nap has its role in the workplace. In this portion she mentions the use of naps in Japanese workplaces.

Her arguement is structured to have a “for” arguement then a counter arguement. I think she could have put all the counter arguements at the end instead of throughout tho help the reader form and opinion.

I agree with her that naps would be beneficial. I know for me that sleeping gives me much needed energy. For example, when I am at volleyball tournaments we are forced to wake up at as early a four in the morning and by sleeping inbetween games I refresh myself and have more energy.

FOOOOOOOD FIIIIIIGGGGHHHHT!

2. In this cartoon thw humans are depicted as villians or evil scientists at first. At the end however they are dinner!

4. Frames 1 and 4 show the progression of what we are doin to our food and how someday it might become us. This is done using parallelism that add humor to the comic.

5. The cartoonist is being ironic. Whithout the pictures it would seem serious but the picture shows the people being served to the customers on a platter.

6. The tone is very harsh and a little crazy but when it is paired with the frams it is more sarcastic but still gets a point across.